Freyr is one of the main Vanir gods in Norse mythology but he was also accepted as an honorary Æsir (Asgardian) god in Asgard after the Æsir-Vanir War. A ...
Heimdall is one of the Aesir gods in Norse mythology with a very clearly defined purpose. Unlike most other deities who are connected with abstract concepts ...
As the god of justice and law, Forseti was worshipped and referred to frequently in day-to-day life. However, Forseti is one of the most enigmatic of the ...
Týr (Tyr, Tiw, or Ziu in Old High German) was a Nordic and Germanic god of war. He was the most popular god among most ancient Germanic tribes until the ...
Sif is the Asgard goddess married to Thor, the god of thunder. She is called “the loveliest of women” in the Prose Edda by Icelandic author Snorri ...
In Greek mythology, Chaos was an ancient concept, meaning infinite darkness, emptiness, abyss, chasm, or a wide-open space. Chaos didn’t have any particular ...
In Greek mythology, there was an abyss worse than the underworld. The Tartarus was the bottom of the earth, and it homed the most terrible creatures. The ...
The Lotus-Eaters are one of the most interesting groups of people described in the Odyssey. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus is on his way home to Ithaca ...
Icarus was a minor character in Greek mythology, but his story is widely known. He was the son of one of Ancient Greece’s most resourceful men, Daedalus, ...
Just like people praised women and goddesses for their beauty in Greek mythology, they also praised men. Hyacinthus is one of the most handsome men of ...
In Greek mythology, there were several groups of nymphs in charge of different parts of the world and its nature. The Hesperides were the nymphs of the ...
In Greek mythology, the Muses were the goddesses who gave mortals their inspiration, and Calliope was the eldest of them. Calliope was the Muse of eloquence ...